*** See the previous post for my One Crayon Color Challenge creations ***

I still had orange from the One Crayon Color Challenge on my mind when I designed these new earrings. I wanted something that coordinated with the bracelets, but wasn't too match-y. I started by making a pair of polymer beads using the same rusty orange I had used to make the pony bead. I gave them both a black patina with gold accents and combined them with carnelian, amber "sea glass", and antique brass. And just for fun, I added a hemp tassel. I'm putting tassels on all kinds of things these days! I think I've been bitten by the tassel bug! :-)

And here's how it all looks together! This set is SO me!

Check out the Flickr pool here to see what everyone else mixed up for week eighteen.

See you next week with another pair!

Sally Russick of The Studio Sublime came up with the fabulous idea for a challenge—pick one crayon color and create something using only the monochromatic shades of that color.

Sounded like fun! So I signed up and chose orange—my favorite color! And then after I signed up, I suddenly questioned why I had chosen my favorite color—where would the challenge be in that?

I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to make from the start (or so I thought). And so, thinking I'd have an easy time, I allowed other things to distract me... until Friday—yes, yesterday—and then the panic hit! Creating in orange was MUCH harder than I thought!

Come see what I made...

No, I didn't make this! First of all, he isn't orange, and second I don't know how to make things with wood. This fabulous horse, aka Little Strider, sparked my imagination for my creations. I love the mix of aged wood and metal!

And this is what I made! Two horsey bracelets!

For my first bracelet, I sculpted a little prancing pony in dark burnt orange polymer clay, echoing the design of my wooden Strider, and strung it with amber "sea glass" rounds and carnelian discs.

Little tiny polymer Strider in all his cuteness!

The real Strider. He's kinda orange, don't you think? :-)

Malin of Beading by Malin de Koning was my inspiration for this second bracelet. She's makes some incredibly beautiful macrame bracelets! So, I dusted off my old macrame book, wondering if I'd still remember how to tie square knots... surprisingly it all came back to me and I had everything all strung together in a very short time! Don't look at it too hard—there may be some mistakes! For my first macrame bracelet, I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out, if I do say so myself! :-)

I used a mix of horse-stamped beads (I made them in polymer too), red creek agate, carnelian, fire agate, and one carved bone bead for the clasp.

Thanks for the fabulous challenge Sally! I learned that even my most favorite color can be a challenge! And rising to that challenge was so much fun!!

Check out what everyone else created with their colors...